Republic of the Province of City OFFICE OF THE CITY MAYOR 2nd Floor, Tuguegaro City Hall, Enrile Boulevard, Regional Government Center, Carig Sur, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, 3500 Tel. No. (078) 304-1114/email ad: [email protected]

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 85 Series of 2020

"AN ORDER REVERTING TUGUEGARAO CITY TO MODIFIED GENERAL COMMUNITY QUARANTINE (MGCQ) STATUS"

WHEREAS, Section 15 of Article II of the 1987 Philippine Constitution provides that the State shall protect and promote the right to health of the people;

WHEREAS, Section 16 of Republic Act No. 7160 otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, "states that the Local Government Units are authorized to exercise powers necessary, appropriate, or incidental for its efficient and effective governance and those which are essential to the promotion of general welfare;"

WHEREAS, the World Health Organization has declared Corona Virus Disease (COVID - 19) as a pandemic and in response thereto, President Rodrigo R. Duterte through Proclamation No. 922, declared the Philippines under State of Public Health Emergency;

WHEREAS, the City Mayor issued Executive Order No. 78 Series of 2020 entitled, "AN ORDER PLACING TUGUEGARAO CITY UNDER MODIFIED ENHANCED COMMUNITY QUARANTINE FOR TEN (10) DAYS AND SETTING GUIDELINES THEREOF," which was approved by the Provincial Governor, Dr. Manuel N. Mamba, and concurred in by the Cagayan Valley Regional Inter-Agency Task Force (CVRIATF) on August 25, 2020, to arrest the spread of the virus in Tuguegarao City;

WHEREAS, Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) National Task Force COVID-19 Memorandum Circular No. 2, series of 2020 provides that, 'lifting of a community quarantine imposed upon a geographical unit shall be done when all surveillance, testing and quarantine/isolation intervention/activities have been completed';

WHEREAS, contact tracing and other surveillance teams have been activated, all possible contacts of those who tested positive had already been identified and necessary isolation and quarantine protocols were already imposed upon them;

WHEREAS, upon guidance of DIR. JONATHAN PAUL M. LEUSEN, JR., CESO III, Chairman of the Cagayan Valley Regional Inter-Agency Task Force (CVRIATF), that the imposition of MECQ is automatically lifted and that Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) be imposed again in Tuguegarao City;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ATTY. JEFFERSON P. SORIANO, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law as Mayor of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, do hereby order the following:

Section 1. Lifting of MECQ. The imposition of the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine in Tuguegarao City is hereby lifted.

lof3 n Republic of the Philippines Province of Cagayan Tuguegarao City OFFICE OF THE CIT'Y MAYOR 2nd Floor, Tug-uegaro City Hall, Emile Boulevard, Regional Governnient Center, Carig Sur, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, 3500 Tel. No. (078) 304-1114/email ad: [email protected]

Section 2. Imposition of MGCQ. Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) is hereby imposed in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, until such time that the RIATF or the NIATF imposes a different quarantine protocol for the City.

Section 3. Guidelines to be Observed. Guidelines and protocols under the 'Omnibus Guidelines on the Implementation of Community Quarantine in the Philippines with Amendments as of July 16, 2020' issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) for areas under the Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) shall be observed.

A calibrated transition protocols shall be observed in Tuguegarao City during the imposition MGCQ.

Section 4. Operation of Talipapas'. Talipapas in different barangays may operate only on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays while this Order is in effect.

Section 5. Lifting of Liquor Ban. The ban on the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages is hereby lifted.

Section 6. Tricycle Operation. Tricycle operations in Tuguegarao City shall be up to 50% onl and the followin codin scheme shall be observed: Tricycle's Ending Plate Number Days of Operation 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Monday, Wednesday and Friday 6, 7, 8, 9 and 0 Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday

Section 7 . Cuifew. There shall be a curfew from 11 o'clock in the evening to 4 o'clock in the morning. The following are hereby exempted:

a. Health workers and hospital personnel; b. Authorized government officials and employees, like peace officers and elected government officials in the performance of their duties; c. Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police Bureau of Fire Protection, and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology; d. Officials and Tartods on duty; e. Those persons involved in emergency medical cases; f. Those involved in the delivery of basic necessities like food and medicine; g. Drivers and helpers of delivery trucks when loading and unloading of fruits and vegetables and agricultural products e.g. live hogs, cattle, broilers, eggs and the like; h. Funeral parlors when retrieving/servicing of cadavers; i. Priests and religious personnel administering religious rites at night; and j. Street sweepers, garbage collectors, slaughterhouse workers on night shift duty and meat delivery personnel. k. ALL food establishments and those providing basic medical necessities and online delivery services delivering food and basic necessities may operate 24/7.

2of3 Republic of the Philippines Province of Cagayan Tuguegarao City OFFICE OF THE CITY MAYOR 2nd Floor, Tuguegaro City Ha11, Enrile Boulevard, Regional Government Center, Carig Sur, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, 3500 Tel. No. (078) 304-1114/email ad: [email protected]

Section 8. Violations. Any person violating any provisions of this Order or any of the guidelines set for areas under MGCQ, shall be dealt with in accordance with the pertinent provisions of the law and ordinances.

Section 9. Enforcement / Implementation. The Philippine National Police - Tuguegarao City, Public Safety and Security Office, Punong Barangays and Barangay Tanods in their respective jurisdictions shall ensure the strict observance of protocols and guidelines for areas under MGCQ. Punong Barangays must ensure that minimum health standards are observed in their respective jurisdictions. Section 10. Repealing Clause. All prior issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby repealed, amended or otherwise modified accordingly.

Section 11. Effectivity. This Executive Order shall talce effect on September 5, 2020 and shall be effective until September 30, 2020. DONE in Tuguegarao City, this 4th day of September in the Year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty.

ATTY. JaliER P. SORIANO Ci yor

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